GoldenEye 007 And Quake Beat These Classic Titles For World Video Game Hall Of Fame

With the gaming world is buzzing over the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, the Video Game Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play announced some new additions. The new inductees for this year are Defender, Goldeneye 007, Quake, and Tamagotchi. This group of games had some serious competition to make the final cut, which included Call of Dury 4: Modern Warfare, Frogger, Age of Empires and several other classic titles.

All four of the inductees are worthy additions. Defender brought fast-paced, challenging gameplay to arcade, opening the door for others to follow. Meanwhile, Goldeneye 007 showed that first person shooters were viable on consoles, even with the awkward Nintendo 64 controller. In the PC space, Quake was a groundbreaking, fully 3D shooter, that needs no introduction around here.

The most unconventional choice was Tamagotchi, which is an entirely different experience from the other three. It ...